Community Posts, Tips & Support on Breastfeeding

9 week breastfed baby just went 7 hours through the night without a feed Should I be worried???

I am over a week in to exclusively pump breast feeding as my baby has tongue tie and refused to latch. I'm finding it mentally and physically draining. I just am not enjoying it. But feel guilty moving to formula. My midwife said breast milk is kinder to the baby's tummy's which my baby has struggled with reflux an...

I’m trying to increase my supply by pumping after feeds, and I’m not producing a lot plus he’s cluster feeding so I just feel like I’m empty. Which side do I offer first for the next feed if for example he eats on the right side last and then after pumping my left side produces twice as much as the right? Would I of...

My 19 day old is constantly cluster feeding like every hour for 10-20mins. I'm worried I'm not making enough milk for him. How did/dosleeve mummas cope?. I'm trying to breastfeed but feel like my baby needs top up with formula we are not sleeping and this mumma is at break point

After 1 year old which milk is everyone using, cows milk or follow on milk. My health visitor advised cows milk is best but I have also heard opposite stories, so any advise and experience will be valuable for me. Thanks❤️❤️

I’ve been harvesting my colostrum only once a day for about 5 days now (I’m 37 weeks, midwife told me to start collecting at 36), on my first few attempts I got at least 0.4ml in total, 3rd try I got 1ml in total, yesterday and today I’ve barely got any at all. I’m sat here with a sad syringe of not even 0.1ml after...

Back to work in just over a month and me little boy won't take a bottle Any advice for bottles for breastfeeding babies? Don't want to spend a fortune 😔

I’m thinking about stopping breastfeeding.. I’m way too stressed out taking care of baby plus cleaning up after everyone including myself. I’m not producing much and my baby is getting rashes. I’m starting to think it’s something I’m eating but I’m wayyy too tired to change my diet. Am I being selfish? When have yal...

How often are you mama’s breastfeeding baby? Do you wait for their cue which sometimes can be 4+ hours or do we wake baby up and feed sooner? Also for how long should a 3 week old be on the nipple for?

Hi mummas. My 8mo little boy has been exclusively breastfed.. apart from the odd bottle of expressed milk between 3-6m… he’s now refusing the bottle. I’d like to go out for some evenings and maybe an overnight without him at some point but I can’t see how I’m going to get there. He had a huge meltdown tonight when ...

Hey guys, my EBF baby completely refuses bottles (has happily taken them on and off till about 2 months ago)… Only me and my partner have tried bottles and not for a long period of time.. Me and my partner are going out on saturday without baby and she’s being babysat at our house by my best friend, ive spoken to a...

Hi mamas. Is anyone exclusively pumping and feeding baby that way? How much are you little ones having pet feed? I’m solely pumping, not adding any formula to it or doing any on the boob. My little one is 2 1/2 weeks old and for the first time before bed had a total of 120ml in his feed. This week we’ve been...

Any ideas on how I could get baby taking a bottle as I am hoping to get my partner to feed baby girl to help me a little. We have tried 3 types of bottles already and she is refusing all of them any tips?!

Hi lovely ladies. I wanted to check if anyone else is in the same boat. My baby is now 5 days old and is not on formula as my milk was not enough for him. I wanted to do both bottle and breast but he is not latching on 😞 I tried so many times and different positions but he is refusing. I’m pumping but I’m so…

I want to buy a portable pump but I don’t want to buy it and not like it and not able to return it… any tips on how I can get around this or solutions

Hey, my little girl is 6 months and we have started giving her purée foods for lunch time and baby porridge for breakfasts. I still breastfeed but not as often as before. I struggled with my supply and I had only just got to a good position when she was 4 months. Now she only feeds 5/6 times from me and she has th...

Hi! My son is 15 months and I’m very ready to start weaning off breastfeeding, it’s been very challenging as it’s a comfort for both him and I. Not only that but he refuses to sleep unless he is breastfeed. It’s been great but I have no idea how to start the transition. Any tips would be appreciated! Thanks so much!

I'm still building confidence to BF publicly, but found the Family Room in the Oracal an amazing spot to feed while out. Where else in town are there dedicated spaces for babies to feed and change?

So my EBF baby took a man bottle at 2 weeks no issue but suddenly at 6 weeks is refusing anything we offer, bottles and dummy alike. I have tried a mam bottle and a cheap bottle from b&m baby event, dummy’s we have tried mam, tommee tippee breastfeeding, tommee tippee cherry tip, nuk and the nuk breastfeeding ones a...

For those with little ones about to turn 2 or already have. Are yours still on blue top milk? And if so how many oz per bottle? My little one is 2 in two weeks and still has 9oz of blue top before bed and in the morning. Is this too much? Should I swap to green top?! X